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Hugh_Lebowski

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27. Actually if this is accurate it suggests the dead guy is not the trafficker
Mon Nov 7, 2022, 05:09 PM
Nov 2022

Last edited Mon Nov 7, 2022, 05:43 PM - Edit history (1)

"Lewis has said that she was trafficked against her will to Brooks for sex multiple times and stabbed him in a fit of rage"

Not saying it's okay to have sex with 15 year old's, but you don't know that Brooks knew she was only 15. He may've simply thought her a prostitute and not considered her age, thinking he's in a 'business transaction', and didn't know what she was going thru otherwise. He may have had no idea he was 'her attacker', IOW.

IIRC, she murdered this guy in his sleep, not to fight off a sexual attack in the moment.

5 years probation for murdering someone in their sleep is still pretty lenient, given our system of laws are not based on vigilantism.

If this said she murdered the actual trafficker rather than someone who could've been a 'john' essentially, then I'd think even the 5 years was too harsh, esp. for a 15 yo.

But in this case I think it's at least very possible she got a fair sentence, and either way, should've just served it as proscribed by the judge.

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If she was on probation, not facing prison and had enough money through go fund me to cover MLAA Nov 2022 #1
This isn't a good thing. Wingus Dingus Nov 2022 #2
Run, run, run. . . . h2ebits Nov 2022 #3
She got probation for murder Which she pleaded guilty to jimfields33 Nov 2022 #9
Travesty of justice. . . . h2ebits Nov 2022 #12
Actually if this is accurate it suggests the dead guy is not the trafficker Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2022 #27
She never should have received that sentence anyway. JMHO. But running is not good. a kennedy Nov 2022 #4
A sentence of 5 years probation for a murder SharonClark Nov 2022 #18
She was lucky? inthewind21 Nov 2022 #23
wow kcr Nov 2022 #30
She's worsening a bad situation--Iowa SUCKS politically. live love laugh Nov 2022 #5
Whelp. She just ruined and chance she had of a normal life. Takket Nov 2022 #6
A black female sex-traficing victim has no chance of a normal life in America today. nt Samrob Nov 2022 #14
Touche Takket Nov 2022 #16
5 years probation on a murder charge SharonClark Nov 2022 #19
How the HELL is "serving time" somewhere Probation? Bengus81 Nov 2022 #7
She agreed to it when she signed the plea bargain jimfields33 Nov 2022 #10
"What white person gets probation but then has to stay at a "center" until it's over?" Effete Snob Nov 2022 #15
Please explain how being required to live in SharonClark Nov 2022 #20
I'm pretty sure you have directed your question to the wrong person Effete Snob Nov 2022 #22
That's the ForgedCrank Nov 2022 #35
Bad move sarisataka Nov 2022 #8
She was a victim of sex trafficing. She is only 18 so it happened when she was younger. PurgedVoter Nov 2022 #11
Iowa didn't fail her. SharonClark Nov 2022 #21
WOW inthewind21 Nov 2022 #24
Except she didn't have to kill to escape Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2022 #28
"When she could've just left" kcr Nov 2022 #31
I don't believe she ever testified there was no way out of the dwelling Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2022 #32
If you see her, no you didn't. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #13
Stupid move. She screwed herself and every person SharonClark Nov 2022 #17
Oh no! Nt XanaDUer2 Nov 2022 #25
Hard to know what was going through this young woman's mind. She was put through hell. jalan48 Nov 2022 #26
All of the comments here at this point. . . . h2ebits Nov 2022 #29
That is a good point, we don't really know what happened/why she left Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2022 #33
We also don't know what she went through. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2022 #34
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